Mark Sauter — Named as one of the members to help approve the minutes.
Mark Sauter — Introduces himself as being from District 1, retired from the fire service, and happy to serve on the committee.
Chris Mathias — Chris Mathias is first named as one of the members helping approve the minutes, then introduces himself as representing District 19. He notes that this is likely his fourth session on the committee, mentions his experience as chief academic officer for the State Board of Education, and says he works as an education consultant outside of session.
Soñia Galaviz — Called on to introduce herself.
Soñia Galaviz — Introduces herself and says she is happy to be back in House Education after serving on Joint Finance last year.
Soñia Galaviz — Says she served on Joint Finance last year, is happy to be back in House Education, and has taught for 22 years.
Soñia Galaviz — Mentioned as the person Clay Handy left JFAC with.
Dan Garner — Representative Dan Garner of District 28 is introduced and then explains that District 28 includes Franklin County, Caribou County, and half of Bannock County, noting that he is from the southeast part of the state.
Jack Nelsen — Introduces himself as a retired dairy farmer, former band director, and longtime community college instructor.
Tony Wisniewski — Introduces himself as being from District 5, in his fourth term, with an education background and a retired mechanical engineer.
Tony Wisniewski — Identified as Ron Mendive's seatmate.
Tony Wisniewski — The chair called on Representative Wisniewski by name during the scheduling discussion.
Clay Handy — Clay Handy introduces himself as a new member of the committee, noting that he left JFAC with Sonia for different reasons. He says he is from District 27 (Kasha, Minidoka, and Oneida), is a retired truck driver and trucking company owner, and shares that he has many family members in public schools.
Dale Hawkins — Chairman Dale Hawkins introduces himself as representing District 2, covering parts of Bonner, Cootney, Benewal, Shoshone, and Clearwater counties. He says he has worked in logging and mining, with some construction experience, expresses a strong interest in education and helping children learn how to think, and notes that he has served on the committee for two terms, making this his fourth year in the House committee.
Douglas Pickett — Representative Douglas Pickett introduces himself as a former House Education Chairman in his second term from District 27 and expresses his support for rural public education. He explains that his interest in education and public service was shaped in part by a high school government teacher who encouraged student involvement in campaigns and modeled setting personal biases aside.
Ron Mendive — Ron Mendive introduces himself as representing District 5 and notes that this is his 14th year on the committee. He then says education is a major state priority and that it is important to do the best possible job for students, adding that he brought two pages with him: his granddaughter Gabrielle and her friend Isabel.
Clint Hostetler — Clint Hostetler introduces himself as a first-term State Representative for District 24, representing Twin Falls, rural Camas, and Gooding County. He notes that he served on State Affairs last session, says this committee is a new experience for him, and adds that his mother was a teacher for about 40 years.
Michael Veile — Michael Veile introduced himself as a first-term, newly appointed member from District 35, noting that this was his first committee meeting and that he had recently served on the Soda Springs school board. He also described the broad geographic makeup of District 35, which includes Bear Lake, Caribou, Teton, and parts of Bonneville and Bannock counties, and expressed gratitude and enthusiasm for serving on the committee and participating in the session.
Ethan Cowell — Introduced himself as a Bonners Ferry student with an agriculture background, graduating with an associate's degree, and planning to attend the University of Idaho for agricultural biotechnology.
Barbara Ehardt — The chair announced that Representative Ehardt was absent because she was in Washington, D.C., related to a Supreme Court case involving men’s and women’s sports.